What is the 48 Hour Film Project? It's a chance to stop talking and start filming! In this international competition, filmmaking teams have just one weekend to make a short film. All creativity writing, shooting, editing and adding a musical soundtrack ?must be done in a 48-hour window beginning on a Friday evening at 7 pm and ending Sunday at 7 pm. Just 15 minutes before the starting gun, the teams pull their genre from a hat. Sci-fi, comedy, horror, romance, mystery, superhero - the teams have to be ready for anything! In addition, all teams are given a character, prop and line of dialogue that must appear in each film.

As the 48 Hour Film Project 2006 Competition begins, the top films of 2005 will be celebrated at Cinequest. This year, we're excited to be bringing the 29 Best Films from the US, France and Australia, selected from over 650 films! With the filmmakers in attendance, the ?Best Film of 2005? will be announced. Come join in the fun and witness the creativity, the splendor and the 48 Hour Film Project!

NOTE: This special presentation will be screened in two series, with an intermission. Films range from four to seven minutes each.